Strange Species

On a circuit box on the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge someone has stenciled a blue unicorn. In the background is the iconic dead tree of the "Thirst" art installation.

High water mark in the park

Linda and I were safely holed up in our condo Wednesday night and early Thursday morning during the worst of the rain and flooding. Our Facebook friend Jerry M. Withers took this shot the morning after in Northwest Park, one of the largest recreational spaces in north Austin. It looks like this picnic table was underwater at one point. After the massive flood of 1981 that took 12 lives and ruined a lot of homes, the city made Northwest Park into a quasi-holding pond. It paid off this year. 

Drenched, but still Thirsty

The Thirst tree exhibit on Lady Bird Lake managed to survive the massive overflow from the floodgates being opened upstream. But you can see the debris around it.

Three women and a baby

Here's another Halloween shot. The baby didn't know quite what to make of all the fuss.

Bustin' some moves!

These dancers were getting ready for Halloween on Thursday afternoon by tripping the light fantastic across the pedestrian bridge.  They were only too glad to pose for me. Fun times!

Tough sledding

The torrential rains that we had Wednesday night and Thursday morning made for a strong current in Lady Bird Lake.  This group of ducks was doing its best to swim upstream. They weren't making much progress, but they were gamely trying.

The flight of the cranes.

Speaking of heights -- I took this sunrise photo of some construction cranes from our balcony the other day.  Downtown Austin is a much different scene than it was when I was a kid back in the fifties --  and the building spree is continuing.

Today is theme day at City Daily Photo. Click here to see other interpretations of the theme of 'heights.'